Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-08
VERDICT OF GUILTY.
eearxe n. Miller Found
Guilty Of Murder.
P,als. straightforward and AhIs chasEs
ia he Jury By Chief Justies JeneG.
conyineIng Arguments b. the
Prosssutors-The Findings
Quickly Reached.


Quickly Reached.
Ahous o'clock .. N. on Moadsy ths
..usimony 10 the csse Of the Territory
- George n. Miller, indicted for The
uasdsF Of James N. Colman and VIII
bur Pstssn, had all been lAi1 before the
tarv. ana . recess xss taken until I
s,sIook. when I. ). Hames. Esq. vhc
sblv assisted Mr.. J. T. Ronald IN ths
urosecasiOs Of the case, made the open.
ip~ address 10 the jury. For two hours
h dealt out facts and circumstances
vbiss bad been pFsveo daring the pro-
srsss Of the trial, aud skilfally con
nssted link after link Of the ~ dsnoe
uusil be bad uFoaeht q oOmpIste chain
srOund she prisoner that eosId not be
bfoksn. whils describing the scene Of
Mr. Gilman, in company With yOone
P.tssn, leaving bis home that FebEuary
morning 10 response to summons from
he Coart. aRd parting With bis wife
aad family as be thou2ht only for q few
AaVs. bns In reality for ever, and, boy
a. assassin, with malice 10 his hsaFt,
lsV IN ambush on their road t. murder
I'm IN cold blood, one moment after be
had passed sut of sight Of the bona
share loved ones watched and waved 20
aim, until his boat had rounded the
fatal point, many eyes we're filled vita
tears.
Tuesday morning tbs prisoners attor.
neys addressed the i7ry. Tue attempt
Of he nrsl 0ns is said to havs been q weak
eaoFt, bat Nc. Mstcalf did mach better,
ana mSd3 the eft that could be ous
ef bad e2se. he attacked the weak
uolnts il the chain that the testimony
ia wssen, bat with ell bis learning,
sbility asd skill be failed 10 start 9 sin
az link. Prosecuting Attorney Ronald
elossd the csse With an able appeal %
tbs iary. he followed Miller from TIE
tine Flank Henry subp0saed him be-
feEs toe Grand Jary, on thai 9Th day OF
fsbfuary, 10 the south point Of the ISL
and, where be vent on sunday after
aeon, and WheFe he vas seen in his lit-
Winchester ride BY several persons, and
described how his two sous with their
euns hsd osmped on the road lsading
from Oolman's residence to Newcastle,
hat same night. Hs then described the
maraeE, and tie return Sf ths prisoner
% his home that Monday morning in
be black boat. Disguised as q woman. He
shsved By the testimony of the Run-
smith Who sold the - eabibre Winches.
tsf rife Of she patent Of 1876. and
member Of MilleF's family, that Miller
he'd the Gun up 70 the time Of the muir
der, and BY expert testimony that Col
man VS. murdered By such a gun, "a
tie balla taken from his head could only
have been shot from . IS Winchester Of
he 1876 patent. He then showed how
Miller FASTENED to teWn, and hog q
nambefOf witnesses had periased thsm.
selves about seeing him here almost be.
fofs be had arrived at his home from
the scenesf the murder. He commented
on the fact thai he bad refused TO pro-
dnoe tho gun, or give any reasonable
excuse fer not d0ing 20. He picked the
testimony OF the Miller family 10 pieces,
and showed how they bad testified TO a
different state Of facts on every single
trial, from the time the ease vac inVes-
slgatsA By the Coroner. aud afterwards
ey the Jastice Of the Peace, and a. the
three trials before the District Court.
He described hos the sodies OF OOim a
abe fatten we're pitched into tie ~ =,
ana how MillsEs o0nfedegatcs had tak a
Ooimans boat aud roWed TO B0RaFt's
place and crossed the land together
DE did not comment on the fact that
he dsfendant had peratstantly refused
70 20 apon the stand In his own behalf,
because the Law would not allow him 10
louoh upon that point. AZ the conolu
aoa Of his foroibls arRameut Chief
Justice Jones read hia charge 30 the
ipsy. The Judge occupied about
zee hour In explaining the Law Of the
oase 10 the Jury, and the members OF
Ne bar unite In pronounoing his charge
one OF the olearest and most able ever
deliveFsd 10 iury on this coast. The
1adsp vas very minute in defining cir
sumssAntial evidence and explaining
asay the mysteries which seem to hover
around that horrible treas 1nable
doabt,H which is dwslt upon Al sach
efeat length by the attorneys for the
defsnse, Al The conclusion Of this
charge the jaFy retired. This was aboui
tscioak Yesterday afternoon.
AZ f90 o'clock IN the evening, q bail
q notified Judge Jones that the jury
had arrived at verdict, aud the aitor-
heys and interested parties we're re-.
qassted 10 be present and hear the YER
dlet Shortly after 8 o'clock the Ohiss
tastioe called the court to order. aud q
ossathlesa silence pervaded the room
Ihe uekiaR OF the large clock could be
esiioetly heard all over the bailding.
Aitns ens OF the long table next 10 the
la'J ben sat the prisoner. a tall, slender
aan' apparently about 50 years II age.
Nao long black beard, sprtnklsd vi b
enI, and heavy head Of lsnQ black
ean. HIS faee vas thin and cOiorlsss,
sea nis aands we're neRvously claaped
oEe.hef. The suspense seemed tn be
stne'e 20 him, although throughout
MS TRIAL be has shown VopdsFfal self
ossesaaon. He turned bis face from
aoe persons IN the court room, aud
80 sacantly 81 the wall. Evea when
als attorneys entered and sat down
se1 him be did not look
neand. by the long table In the cen
aet tue room inside the rail sat Mira.
eeanan, the grief stricken woman,
- Widow BY the assansin'a ballet,
ae nef daughter on one side, and Ars.
asen, tas mother Of the murdered
hen TIE other. These ladies Wsrs all
49,. ea N dsep mourning, and no one
80 aelp feeling that they had been
sy Sfonged. and that the man who
40 murder 3 husband and father
soesh malice, and q con In order thai
~ should Be ne living witness 10 de.
- We particulars of the crime, should
rT we extreme penAlty OF the Law.
Ay Tie breathlsss silence was
sssa oY tramp, tramp. tramp, on the
49,, and The officers Of the Court and
,sfsy or ntty peEsons who had as
Ioed N the Courtroom realized that
lrf, Twelve good and lawful men
Aitsap county, Who had patiently
5ed 70 all the testimony, and taken
lea oath before Gsd 60 render q
0a last verdict according 10 the
eaa tue evidence. we're coming in
49,. saesher che prisoner should 90
49, Ifee mas, or 70 30 The GAlloWs.
aled iato the Jury boz and took
~ NtAt1. 4 MIN hRnpn.aA amid haWa